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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
DOWN TO DEATH.
The Steamer Eagle Lost at Sea
And 900 Men Peris

| ana zoo Men Perish.
| IL Is reported from st. Johns, N. f.,
! that the steamer Eagle has been lost on
the shoals near Funk island, off Bonavsta
bay. Debris consisting of eck-ladders
forecastle deck and cooking gear, with the
steamers name, were found on the ice
and the inhabitants are on the outlook for
bodies of the drowned.
The condition Of the wreckage leads to
the belief that the vessel was lost through
a boiler explosion.
Most of the lost seamen lived in and
about st. Johns, and excitement and grief
there are intense. Women and children
are weeping at home or clamoring at tele-
graph or newspaper offices for further in
| formation.
The steamer Eagle was last seen by
the steamer Aurora on the night of
| March 18th near Funk's island. A ter
rible sea was running at the time
The next morning the Aurora
| could find no trace of the Eagle
| and nothing has been seen of the Inflated
vessel since. A message from Grecupond
| about 100 miles from there, says that Light
| house-keeper Cabot had boarded the seal
ing steamers Vanguard and Hector. Both
| these vessels are reported passing spars, a
| forecastle and the name-board, Eagle"
near the spot were she was last seen.
Lighthouse-keeper Cabot is a reliable
| man, and from his knowledge of affairs
| there and the fact that the Eagle has not
| been seen since the 18th, while the other
vessels of the fleet have been spoken every
! few days, it Is universally believed the
vessel with her $50 souls on board was
driven on the terrible reefs SO numerous
inside Funk's island, that the sea broke
her up and that she probably sank imme-
| diately with her fifty seamen on deck and
| 200 seal fishers below. The sea that swept
the coast that night was the worst ever
| witnessed by the oldest sealers on board
the other vessels. No ship, once getting
in those terrible breakers, could possibly
escape.
Capt Jackman, commander of the i'll
| fated vessel. was considered the brayest
skipper Newfoundland ever produced.
He was called the liking of the sealing
fleet, J." until 1885, when for the first time
| in his experience, he failed to secure any
seals. Last year bad luck again overlook
him and he lost the steamer ResOlute
near the same fatal Funk's island, but all
his crew escaped. Later the same season,
he took command of the Eagle, and within
a few weeks she broke her shaft. She
was refitted and month ago started with
the rest of the fleet on what is now felt is
her last voyage. This is the greatest ca
lamity andmost frightful loss of life in
the modern history of this unfortunate
colony.
The Eagle was large sealing steamer,
commanded by Capt. Jackman and owned
by Messrs. Bowering Bros. The captain
is one of the best and most successful
commanders sailing out of Newfoundland
ports, but it is said the steamers boilers
were in such condition that she should
never have gone to sea. This was whs-
pered about soon after she sailed for the
fisheries, and the report that the wreck
age indicates a boiler explosion is taken as
evidence that all on board are lost.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Disastrous Fire In Detroit.

Pingree & Smiths large shoe manu-
factory on the corner of Griswold and
Woodbridge streets, Detroit, was destroy
ed by fire on the evening of March 80,
causing loss of about $3.50, 600, on which
there is an insurance of about $500, 000.
Nearly 600 employees are thrown out of
employment Five firemen were severely
injured by falling wall. The fire was
probably caused by spontaneous COM
bustion, as everything about the premises
was all right when the Waterman made
his rounds half an hour before the fire
broke out AS soon as the insurance mat
tiers are adjusted, the firm will rebuild on
a large scale.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Dakota for Prohibition.

The November election promises to add
Dakota virtually to the prohibition forces,
although the vote will be by counties. The
legislature enacted that the license ques-
ton, upon petition, should be voted on by
counties next November. About Is coun-
ties have already adopted prohibition, and
1t is predicted that out of 80, not more than
a dozen counties will vote for license. The
temperance organizations have taken the
field, and are flooding the country with
speakers, working hard to secure the requi-
site petitions. There are about 10 brew
cries In the territory, and in some counties
a good deal of money is invested in the
liquor business, which is becoming alarmed
at the progress of the prohibition move
ment. Dakota will evidently be with Iowa
and Kansas on this question.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Mrs. Logan Declines.

Mrs. Logan's friends say she will not
permit another pension bill to be intro
duced i'm congress in her behalf. The
rental from her Chicago house and the in
terest on the fund recently subscribed for
her aggregate considerable sum, while a
pension would only be an additional in
crease to an income now sufficiently
large for her maintenance. Mrs. Logan,
it Is understood, has so advised the gentle
men having the matter in charge, and no
further steps will be taken in that direc-
tion
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
New Brunswick's Trouble.

New Brunswick is now face to face with
the greatest financial crisis i'm its history,
and one which will have most disastrous
effects on the lumber and shipping inter
ests. The failure of the Maritime bank
and of the great lumber firms of Stewart,
Guy, Bevan d Co. and George Mcleod is
only a premonition of what is coming.
For the past few years it has been strug-
Cling with the severe depression in trade.
laundering and shipping, the great staple
industries of the province, have been at
the lowest point ever reached. The recent
failures have completely paralyzed them
and the industries depending on them.
There was more than 81, 500, 900 on deposit
in the Maritime bank and the private bank
of Mcclellan IL Co. All this has been
swept away, and 1t is only a question
of days when great many business firms,
both large and small, must go under.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Want Help from Americans.
Hon. John Fitzgerald of Lincoln, Neb.,
received the following cablegram from Par

Hon. John Fitzgerald of Lincoln, Neb.,
received the following cablegram from Par
nell:
HOUSE OF COMMONS,
LONDON, March 20, 1887.
To Hon. John Fitzgerald, Lincoln, Neb.:
The coercion bill proposed tonight In
the house of commons Is the S7th since
the act of Union, 81 years ago. 1t is also
the most stringent, tyrannical and uncalled
for by the state of affairs I'm Ireland.
Never before has a coercion bill been pro-
posed when crime was so rapidly decreas-
ing as compared with previous years. The
measure is aimed against all open agita-
ton, and appears TO be expressly designed
for driving discomfort beneath the sur
face. 1t places all public speakers,
writers and conductors Of newspapers
absolutely at the mercy of stipendiary
magistrates, holding their Office at the
pleasure of the Crown. 1t condemns the
Irish-speaking peasant of rack-rented Ker-
ny to the tender mercies OF packed jury
of Orangemen or landlords, or to jury of
Englshmen at the Old Bailey in London.
The Liberal party, headed by Gladstone,
stands as one man against this Ubiquitous
measure, and will fight shoulder to shoulder
with us, in opposing 1t to the last. 1t
lihDOSolDit W DClCNc lIdl CNtn tlt
present House of Commons will continue
TO follow the Tory Government I'm their
mad course, and good judges consider the
measure will break and ruin the Cabinet.
We must, however, prepare for the worst;
and | confidently appeal to the American
people for that sympathy and support
which they have never withheld from a
people struggling for liberty.
(Signed) PARNELL.
The following reply was sent to Mr..
Parnell:
LINCOLN, March 30.
TO the Hon. Chas. s. Parnell, NJ. p,
House of Commons, London:
Cable received. League will redouble
its efforts. Ireland's sure of American
sympathy and support in coming contest.
Nebraska legislature to-day by unanimous
vote passed resolutions of sympathy with
Ireland and condemning tory policy of
coercion. This and similar manifesto
tons throughout this free country give
the lie to the ISLANDERS of the English press
that true Americans do not sympathize
with Ireland. This great liberty loving
people of the United States are entirely
in sympathy with Ireland's struggles for
home rule.
JOHN FITZGERALD.
President.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
A Pleasure Party Drowned.

A peculiarly sad accident occurred a
few days ago off the south Pacific coast
wharf on the Alameda side of the bay. j.
G. liaggett, the owner of mining property
In Arizona, was paying visit to his fam
lily in Alameda and took four of his chill
dren, three boys and one girl out in row.
boat fishing.
Just as they were about to return he
stood up in the boat to put on his overcoat.
The boat began to rock and the motion in
creased until the frail vessel capszed
throwing all the occupants into the water
Other boats in the vicinity quickly pulled
to their aid, but only two boys were drawn
from the water. One of these died short
time after.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
GENERAL STATE NEWS.
Conference Appolntments.

The Michigan conference of the Evan
gelical association, in session at Park, st.
Joseph county, Michigan, March "a to 81,
made the following appointments: Monroe
Districts. Copley, T.. K; Detroit, j. nj.
Houck; Dearborn, j. Young; Ypsilantl, +.
Koehler; Monroe, j. j. Bernhart, South
lockwood, A. A. Scheurer; Erie, p.
Scheurer; Washtenaw, S. Henne; Ridge
way, f. Il. Walter; Lexington, b. f..
Wade; Blssfeld, j. Miller; Whitehouse,
J. Schuknecht; Fulton, ID. p. Rumberger;
West City, G.. s. Brown Flint district
C.. G. Stafreld, p. f; Flint, III. Voelker;
OwOsso, j. X. Pontius; Eureka, III. Spit
tier; Saginaw, l.. V. Sedan; Cochville, to
be supplied; Bay City, f. Klump; Sebawa-
ing, p. Allies; Oliver G. Kim; Cass City,
n. Wunderlich; Capac, ID. w.
Shaefer; Inlay, f. III. Hess; More. G..
Kruger; Howell, A. Halmhuber;
Byron, w. Vogel. st. Joseph District
G. A. Hetter, p. f; Park, j. w. Grose;
Marcellus, A Frye; Portage Prairie, j. A.
Frye; Avery, j. Snyder; Brainbridge, j.
Orth; Lima, w. III. Wagner; Fremont, j.
ID. Baker; Litchfield, ii. +. Strauch; Jack
son, +. 9. Berger; Charlesworth, j. A.
Swenk; Bristol, 5. b. Hibbard; Marshall
j. Smons. Reed City Dstrict-E. Weis,
p. +; Reed City, l.. Brumm; Hersey, j.
Meek; Woodland, w. A. Koehler; Gale
donia, w. Berge; IoniaJ j. q. Halter; Grand
Rapids, III. Schneider; Maple Hill, G Ross;
Greenville, to be supplied; st. Louis, j. c.
Dietrich; Scottville, N. Frye; Riverton, A.
j. Gramley; Hart, Nj. W. Snyder; Manistee,
f. Kraushaar; Traverse City, A. Bogen;
Lenawee, j. j. Marshall; Petoskey, G..
johnson. The next annual session will
be held in Howell, and begins the first
Thursday in April, 1888.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
A Dead Poet.

John G. SAKE, the poet, died at the resi-
dence of his son in Albany, n. Y, on the
LIST inst
John G. SAKE was born in Highgate,
Franklin county, VT, June -, 1916, and
was graduated at Middlebury college in
1889. He was admitted to the bar at st.
Adams in lS43 and practiced in his native
county till 1850. From 1850 to 1856 he
was editor of the Burlington Sentinel. His
poetical works ran through many editions
and were very popular. For several years
he had been in very poor health.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
France Is Mad.

M. Antoine Protester, delegate to the
rechstag from Metz, has been expelled by
the German government from Alsace-Lor-
raine and conducted to the frontier. The
expulsion has caused profound sensation
and is regarded as a fresh provocation
intended to eXasperate France and induce
the French people to commit some act of
retaliation which might be declared be-
yond liberation. The press with perfect
unanimity eXhort the people to maintain a
calm demeanor 1t is reported Antoine
will not come to Paris, but will go to Ber-
lin by way of Belgium and insist upon
taking the seat in the reichstag to which
he was elected.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY

THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY
accomplishes for everybody exactly what acclaimed
for One of the for the great popularity OF
the Mustang Liniment Is found in its universal
applicability. Everybody needs such a medicine.
The Lumberman needs IL In of accident.
The Housewife needs IL for generalfamily use.
The CanaIer needs II for his teams and his men.
The Mechanic needs 1t always on his work
bench.
The Miner needs II In case of emergency.
The Pioneer needsit-cant get along without II.
The Farmer needs It in his house. his stable.
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat man or the Boatman needs
It in liberal supply ahoat and ashore.
The Horse-fancier needs it-it 10 his best
friend and safest reliance.
The stock grower needs tit will save him
thousands OF dollars and world of trouble.
The Railroad man needs 1t and will need II 80
long his life Is q round of accidents and dangers
The BackwOodsman needs It. There is moth
ing like IL antidote for the dangers to life,
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs It about his store among
his employees. Accidents will happen, and when
these come the Mustang Eminent is wanted at once.
Keep n Bottle in the House. IT'S the best of
economy.
Keep a Bottle I'm the Factory. Its immediate
use in case OF accident pain and loss of wages
Keep n Bottle Always In the Stable for
use when wanted.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
The Buffalo Fire.

The jury of inquest in the Buffalo hotel
fire. by which fifteen persons lost their
lives, returned a verdict, recommend
ing that electric light wires, which
were found to interfere with the
work of the fire department, be put under
ground; censuring the propretors of the
hotel for having only one fire escape on
the building, and the chief engineer of
the fire department and the fire commits
sioners for allowing the proprietors thus TO
violate the city ordinance.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Enur Men nrnwnpd

On the Cooper river, near Oakley, S. c.,
a large party of Negro laborers were be-
ing conveyed across to their homes in a
fiat boat. When the boat was i'm the mid
the ample room in the river, ran directly
into the fiat boat which was partially split
open and four of the men were drowned.
The jury of inquest put the responsibility
on Capt. POinsett of the sloop, who has
been committed to Jail.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Postal Employs May Travel Free.

The question as to whether the inter-
state law would affect the employees of the
postal service, by restricting their free
travel, having arisen, the postmaster
general asked the attorney general for an
opinion on the subject. This opinion is
in substance that the law does not affect
the postal service, as agents of the depart
ment when travelling over railroads to pro-
tect and distribute mails, or to investigate
errors, frauds or crimes relating to them,
are in discharge of their official duties,
and are exempt from the provisions of the
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Bogus Butter Output.

A statement prepared at the office of the
commissioner of internal revenue shows
that there are 81 factories engaged i'm the
manufacture of artificial butter now i'm
operation in the United States as follows:
Two in Denver, III in Chicago in Koko-
mo, in Kansas City, in Armourdale,
Kan, l in Ashland, Wis, 3 in Hurley,
Wis.,, in Eau Claire, in Chippega, Wis.
There are 1857 retail dealers I'm oleomar-
garine i'm the United States. The number
of wholesale dealers is 500. The quantity
of oleomargarine manufactured and re-
moved for consumption or sale at cents
per pound during the past four months was
12,645, TAO pounds. The quantity exported
from the United States was 152, 1877 pounds.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
An Expensive Snow Blockade.

A special from Halifax says: The five
days snow blockade on the Inter-Colonial
road was broken March 30. One thousand
men were engaged in shoveling snow off
the track. The blockade was confined to
a distance of twenty-seven miles. The
Inter-Colonial and New Brunswick rail-
ways have already directly spent SO, 900
shoveling snow off their tracks. The snow
fall this year along the lines of railway
has been unprecedented.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
st. Louis Under Restrictive Law.

Gov. Marmaduke of Missouri. has signed
an act of the legislature which deprives
the saloons of st. Louis of the right to
sell intoxicating drinks on Sunday-a
privilege they have enjoyed since 1857.
This brings the liquor traffic of that city
under the iron-clad provisions of the
Downing high-license law, special fea-
ture of which is to prevent the sale of in
toxicants on Sunday, conviction result
ing i'm heavy fine and forfeiture of the
license
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
He Didn't Co.

Alex Macarthur, who left Winnipeg
about a month ago to find the north pole,
has returned. The news of the move
ments of Eskimos, whom he expected to
meet, was discouraging. They will not
be on Hudson bay till the fall, and as the
only other route was that which Col.
Glider found impracticable, he decided to
abandoned the trip for the present. He
says hewill make another attempt next
fall
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Whitman VIII Talk.

Walt Whitman, the venerable poet, will
temporarily emerge from his seclusion at
Camden, N. j., on April Ia, for the pur-
pose of delivering his lecture on Lincoln
at the Madison square theatre, New York.
Mr.. Whitman says that so long as he is
able to move about he will endeavor to
yearly offer this tribute to Lincoln's men,
DRY that there may be at least this me-
mortal Of the anniversary of that great
daotb
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Bismarck an April Fool.

April 1st being Prince Bismarck's rcd
birthday, the chancellor received number
less tokens of esteem from all parts of
Germany. After receiving personal con-
CALCULATIONS from Princes William, Henry,
Alexander and George, the chancellor
went to the palace where the emperor
awaited him. In his passage along Inter
den Linden, Prince Bismarck received an
ovation. In the course of the day he re-
ceived congratulatory kilograms from over
700 persons. including the King of Rou-
mania, the King of Wurtemburg, the Re-
gent of Bavaria and Count Won Moltke.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Wet Chestnut.

A bill has been introduced into the
Ontario legislature for an act to incorpo-
rate joint stock company to he called
''the Niagara tunnel and water-power
company of Ontario" The capital Is
placed at S500,000 The project Is to
utilize the natural water power afforded
by the falls and the waters of the Niagara
and Chippewa rivers, by constructing
and operating hydraulic tunnel from
some point on the west bank of the Niaga-
ra river above the falls, or from the Chip
pewa river to some other point on the west
bank of the Niagara river.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Attention Young Men.

The civil service commission announces
that it is with difficulty that it is able to
supply the departmental demand for male
stenographers who are also type-writers,
and suggest that competent persons out
side the District of Columbia, who con-
template passing a civil service examina-
ton in stenography and type-writing do
so at once. Salaries I'm this branch of pub
lie service range from $1,000 81, per
mans annum.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Three Roxs Rnrned.

J. b. Boln's residence at Cedarville
CAL, was destroyed by fire the other night
Mrs. Bolin, three boys and two girls were
asleep when the fire began. The girls
escaped, but the boys, aged Z, 10 and Is,
were burned to death. Mrs. Bolin was
seriously injured while trying to rescue
the children and is in precarious condi-
ton.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07

We can learn many lessons of practi-
cal common sense from the Chinese, as
for instance: The richest Chinaman in
southern California has kept standing
advertisement OF his laundry in the
San Diego paper for over fifteen years.
Continued and judicious advertising
never yet failed to pay.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Military Consolidation.

Lieut. Gen. Sheridan has returned to
Washington from the west. While at
Denver, Col, he selected the site for the
new military post to be located there for
the west. The purpose is to consolidate
under one administration at Denver at
least three, and perhaps four of the small
er posts.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Bow Both Knees.

The court of appeals of Montreal has
dismissed the application of Herman Pol
tras for new trial in suit for SO, 600
damages against Warden Labeau, Ste.
AIMS Catholic church. Poltras was ar
rested by the warden because he would
not bow both knees at mass, when one of
his knees was lame. On the trial the YER
dict was for the defendant and the court
of appeals now refuses a new trial, direct
ing that the costs be divided. The chief
justice maintained that the warden was
bound to enforce the regulations of the
church, although, In his opinion, they
were somewhat strict.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Cooley Honored.

The Interstate commerce commission
was duly sworn In on the S1st ult. On
motion of Col. Morrison Judge Cooley was
selected chairman of the commission. This
action was unanimous and was taken with
out discussion, the members having all
come to the conclusion that Judge Cooley
was be st fitted for the position.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Bismarck's Opinion.

Prince Bismarck is reported as say
ing i'm conversation with an illus
trious Belgian, that for two months he
thought war was inevitable, but now he
thinks the danger is past. However, no
one could tell what would happen. "Who
could have expected few days ago that
the pope and would be friends" said he.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Fire at the Prison.

The paint shop of the state prison at
Jackson was burped on the night of March
&c. The fire spread rapidly, and 1t was
not until about two o'clock the next morn
ing that the firemen were able to control It,
Two or three adjoining buildings were de-
stroyed, and the cattle and sheep sheds on
the fair grounds were burned.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07

A year ago. at New Bedford, Mass,
the tendons in one of Edward X. Rus
sells legs were severed by an accident.
Two tendons from dog were placed
in RusselPs limb and united with the
severed tendons. For ten months the
patient was not permitted to use the in
Jured member, but has now resumed
work, the operation having proved a
complete success.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Attention Postmasters.

The postmaster-general has issued cir
cular letter to postmasters calling atten-
ton to the special delivery system and
urging them to commend its use to the
public as worthy of confidence. Its value,
he says, will grow with the growth of its
business, every increase of patronage
bringing with it the means of increased
efficiency.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-07
Death of Rev. Ray Palmer.

The Rev. Ray Palmer, secretary of the
American congregational union, died In
Newark, N. j., the other day, aged 10.
lie was born in Rhode Island In 1905 and
graduated from Yale college in 1880. He
was the author of the well known hymn,
my faith looks up to Thee"